編木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
編	木

Etymology

The characters 編木 are used as jukujikun. The first syllable bin may refer to the way the instrument is bound together. The latter part, zasara, is a rendaku form of 簓 (sasara, “bamboo whisk or broom”), which this instrument resembles.

Noun

編木 (hiragana びんざさら, romaji binzasara)

1. (music) a Japanese percussion instrument made of wooden slats

Synonyms

• 板ざさら